POTD 2/27/12 Cat Valente: The Future Is Gender Distributed

The marvelous Cat Valente wrote an essay the other day for Charlie Stross’ blog on the uneven gender distribution of “future” technology both in (science) fiction and in our own day to day world. Cat is one of my favorite writers/thinkers on matters of gender as they interact with the world we inhabit, be it the physical world, or our culture/collective imagination. Definitely worth a look:

About Wintersong

I am a presenter, shaman, sex & kink educator, activist, and photographer, with over a decade of experience running rituals and teaching classes that range from private one-on-one instruction, to workshops at conferences and events accross the United States.

Some of the topics I present on include kink/BDSM techniques, alternative spirituality, magic, queer/LGBT issues, and polyamory. Today my appearance credits include kink, pagan, and LGBTQ conferenes; universities; hospitals; and online video programs; as well as television documentaries on topics such as polyamory, pagan spirituality and genital integrity.

Aside from presenting, I am the former assistant producer for Dark Odyssey Events, and a regular blogger for LGBT politics and culture blog The Bilerico Project. My writing also has been in HUGGIN Magazine, Pittsburgh's Out, New Witch Magazine, and books by leaders of the pagan & neo-classical shamanism communities.

My shamanic ritual work is centered around rites of personal transformation as well as the relationship between the living and the honored dead. I am a founder and council member of Clan Tashlin, a magical order built around a unique approach to magic and the relationship between people and the land.